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The Best Tom Ford Lips & Boys Lip Colors

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Tom Ford Beauty Lips & Boys Lip Color
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The Best Tom Ford Lips & Boys Lip Colors

Tom Ford Lips & Boys Lip Colors ($35.00 for 0.07 oz.) is (presently!) available in 50 shades. There were also 25 shades previously released that were limited edition and did not make it into the permanent line. Below, you'll find the top 20 highest-rated,...

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Round-up: Too Faced Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

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Too Faced Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick
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Round-up: Too Faced Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.23 oz.) is available in 16 shades. It is a liquid lipstick that dries down to a fully flat, matte finish that clings and is transfer-free (until you eat something oily, which can result in some transfer--par...

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The Best Makeup Geek Foiled Eyeshadows + Overview

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Makeup Geek Foiled Eyeshadow
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The Best Makeup Geek Foiled Eyeshadows + Overview

Makeup Geek Foiled Eyeshadows ($9.99 for 0.06 oz.) are available in a variety of shades. The Foiled Eyeshadow finish is frosted to metallic with a much denser, thicker, and creamier consistency compared to the brand's traditional powder eyeshadow formula. The biggest downside is that the formula can...

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The Best Urban Decay Eyeshadows + Overview

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Urban Decay Eyeshadow
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The Best Urban Decay Eyeshadows + Overview

Urban Decay Eyeshadow ($19.00 for 0.05 oz.) is an extensive range of powder eyeshadows with a variety of finishes from matte to metallic and everything in-between. In general, I would describe the formula has moderately dense, mostly smooth, lightly buttery, and pigmented. ...

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The Best Urban Decay Afterglow Blushes + Overview

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Urban Decay Afterglow 8-Hour Powder Blush
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The Best Urban Decay Afterglow Blushes + Overview

Urban Decay Afterglow 8-Hour Powder Blush ($26.00 for 0.23 oz.) is available in over a dozen shades. If you like medium, buildable coverage blushes with more satin to natural finishes, you might find this formula to be right up your alley. You can also see how the formula has done overall as well...

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Round-up: Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Blush

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Estee Lauder Wild Sunset Pure Color Envy Sculpting Blush (2016)
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Round-up: Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Blush

Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Blush ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is available in 16 shades, and I picked up six to try. I might grab a few more next time there's a sale/good event. Here's a look at how well the formula has done! :)

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Round-up: Too Faced La Matte Color Drenched Matte Lipstick

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Too Faced Pitch Perfect La Matte Color Drenched Matte Lipstick
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Round-up: Too Faced La Matte Color Drenched Matte Lipstick

Too Faced La Matte Color Drenched Matte Lipstick ($22.00 for 0.10 oz.) is available in 10 shades. The formula was a miss for me; it felt like an older-school matte that was drying, harder to apply, prone to settling into lip lines, and not even that long-wearing (relative to other mattes).

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The Best Makeup Geek Eyeshadows + Overview

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Makeup Geek Eyeshadow
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The Best Makeup Geek Eyeshadows + Overview

Makeup Geek Eyeshadows ($6.00 for 0.068 oz.) are available in a slew of shades ranging from go-to neutrals to pops of color. Here's a list of the best Makeup Geek eyeshadows I've tried :) This list will continue to update as they release other permanent shades--if they do well enough to break into...

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Round-up: Natasha Denona Metallic Eyeshadows + Overview

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Natasha Denona Purple-Blue Eyeshadow Palette 28
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Round-up: Natasha Denona Metallic Eyeshadows + Overview

Natasha Denona Metallic Eyeshadow ($27.00 for 0.08 oz.) has the most shades of the four distinct finishes in the brand's eyeshadow line-up. They range from frost to true metallic with good to great pigmentation and are easy to blend. For me, the let down was in how they wore, as they tended to...

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Round-up: Natasha Denona Duochrome Eyeshadows + Overview

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Natasha Denona Calypso Blue (05M) Duo-Chrome Eyeshadow
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Round-up: Natasha Denona Duochrome Eyeshadows + Overview

Natasha Denona Duochrome Eyeshadow ($29.00 for 0.08 oz.) are fairly shimmery--still more metallic--with decent to good shift. The texture is soft, almost a little loose in the pan, with good pigmentation and blendability. The formula creases more quickly on me than the average powder eyeshadow...

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